Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived on a state visit to the UK - the first by a Russian leader since 1874. Correspondents say the visit is a reflection of the rapid development of ties ...

There are ten ways a batsman can be out - five are very common and five very rare. More often than not a batsman will be ...

Yet, thanks to satellite imagery and the internet, North Korea's secretive world is gradually being unveiled. Here is a series of remarkable photographs showing aspects of North Korea's hidden world ...

Six men who took part in riots in Boston during the summer have been sent to prison for a total of 11 years. They were among dozens of people who took to the streets after England's defeat against ...

A cricket ball is round and hard, right? Well, not exactly. Many players claim the white balls used for limited-overs games have more swing and more sting than the more traditiona ...

Cardiff City boss Dave Jones has been named as the Championship's manager of the month for August. The Bluebirds have collected 13 league points from a possible 15 - beating Barnsley, Coventry, Leeds ...

If you fancy trying our updated version of Tardis Tennis, where you can play against a friend or take on The King, ...

Nuneaton Borough have been forced by the Football Association to drop two levels - and change their name - following their liquidation. The renamed Nuneaton Town will play in BGB Southern League ...

The familiar sight of queues of cars snaking along a north Wales coastal road in summer will become a thing of the past when an historic toll is abolished this weekend. After nearly 200 years, the ...

My elder brother Ilyas Ansari had helped us settle when we came to Mumbai to earn a living. Without him, it is not possible to live there. Whatever this city gave us, much more was snatched away from ...

Duckworth and Lewis came up with the equation which determines how much a run target should be altered. For example: a team have lost five wickets after receiving 25 of their 50 overs when rain stops ...

noneThis would be called when a batsman is running two or more, but fails to make his ground and puts his bat in short at one of the turns. Knocking a run off the score is signalled by touching one ...